www.nyt.com Mobile Phone Proliferates, A Hallmark Of New India By SARITHA RAI 15 September 2006
"India has become the fastest-growing cellular market in the world, adding a net 5.9 million cellular subscribers in August, the Cellular Operators Association of India said this week. The gain outstripped China's increase of 5.19 million subscribers........
''Everybody can afford it,'' said T. V. Ramachandran, director general of the Cellular Operators Association -- ''the teawallah, the dhobi and the sabsiwallah,'' conjuring up the traditional tea vendor, launderer and vegetable seller....
"Callers are increasingly faced with the frustrations of dealing with dropped calls and recorded messages like ''The network is busy, please try later'' or ''The mobile you are trying to reach is currently unavailable.''
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